Literacy rate, adult female in Colombia
Colombia: Literacy rate, adult female was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 95.7% for literacy rate, adult female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Colombia peaked at 95.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 1993.
That places Colombia 26th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 91.2% | — |
| 1996 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 95.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 95.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 92.2% | 93.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.5% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.5% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 45,238 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Colombia?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Colombia was 95.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.